Stockholm Beat Connection has posted the winners of the Looptroop Rockers remix competition: https://stockholmbeatconnection.blogspot.com/2008/09/remix-contest-winners.html

Out now on Southern Lord: "Dømkirke", the live collaboration of Sunn0))) with Lasse Marhaug and Attila Csihar from Mayhem recorded live at Bergen Cathedral in Norway. Go here for more: https://www.southernlord.com/index2.php

I ♥ Icelandic Music on the new "Made in Iceland" CD from Iceland Music Export made to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Iceland Airwaves Festival in mid-October: https://icelandicmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/check-out-icelandic-music.html

Swedish crust label Halvfabrikat will be putting out a new self-titled full-length LP from Anatomi-71 in the near future along with two new split 7"s featuring Passiv Dödshjälp/Livstid and M:40/Sand Creek Massacre. Dates and details to come.

A-ha are back in the studio working on a new album for release this coming spring: https://www.a-ha.com/NEWS/AHA_fullNews.aspx?PostID=1433

MIC Norway on China's NOTCH Festival which will be presenting a mix of art and music from all over Scandinavia: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008092311370843857633

Norwegians Harrys Gym have finished mixing and mastering their debut album and given it an October 20 release date. Hear two tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/harrysgym

Panic & Action, the new label of Peter Ahlqvist from Burning Heart, will release Swedish emocore act Chemical Vocation's debut album "A misfit in progress" on September 24 and have the whole thing posted for streaming here: https://www.myspace.com/chemicalvocation

The super-limited "Quadra Natura" box set of books from Cornelius Jakhelln of Solefald is now available for ordering: https://www.myspace.com/jakhelln

The release of the new Cake On Cake album "Hymns I remember" has been pushed back to November 18.

The new Kent boxset "Box 1991-2008" will be released on October 29 and will include all of their albums to-date along with tons of bonus material and a 96-page booklet. Go here for preorder info and a full tracklist: https://www.bengans.se/popup/kent_box/se.aspx

The Change has revamped their website now that the release of their album "The Deer Moss Murders" is neigh: https://www.thechange.se/

Speedmarket Avenue's new 7" single "Don't fall in love" will be out soon on red vinyl backed by their version of the Nicholas Makelberge song "Dying in Africa".

The new Kaizers Orchestra vinyl-only live album "250 Prosent" will be released on October 10. Details: https://www.kaizers.no/articles/4/18/document238.ehtml (in Norwegian)

Fullhouse Records will be putting out the debut album "Rude awakening" from heavy Finnish hardcore act Third Man Down on October 8. Preview here: https://www.myspace.com/tmdhc